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  • The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? Created: Saturday, May 25, 2013 Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013
    A plot and character synopsis of the script, The Goat, also known as Who Is Sylvia?
  • "Race" by David Mamet Created: Friday, May 24, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
    A character analysis of the principle figures in David Mamet's drama, Race.
  • Demoralizing Created: Saturday, May 11, 2013 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
    book of mormon review
  • Playwright Profile: Tony Kushner Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
    A p[rofile of playwright Tony Kushner, author of the screenplay for Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" and the 1990s AIDS drama, Angels in America.
  • The Little Mermaid - Act Two, Scene One (Part One) Created: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    Royalty free Little Mermaid play, written by Wade Bradford.
  • Playwright Profile: Bradley Hayward Created: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    Profile of playwright Bradley Hayward, author of Drama Geeks, Loons, and I Don't Want to Talk About It.
  • Thoroughly Modern Millie Created: Sunday, June 24, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    Review of the Broadway Musical, "Thoroughly Modern Millie" lyrics, songs, book.
  • Top 10 Plays for Theater Newcomers Created: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    New to theater? If you only see ten plays in your entire life, follow this list and you'll be a culturally and artistically well-rounded theater-goer.
  • "Man and Superman" - Act Three Created: Saturday, June 23, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    Synopsis of "Man and Superman" - Act Three. Characters, themes, and symbols in "Don Juan in Hell" the dream sequence in G. B. Shaw's comedy play.
  • Vampire Monologue #5: Zever's Transformation Created: Friday, June 22, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    Part Five of "The Vampire Monologues," written by Wade Bradford. A free play for drama students and teachers.
  • "The Mountaintop" by Katori Hall Created: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    Katori Hall's play, The Mountaintop stars Samuel L. Jackson as Martin Luther King Jr. and Angela Bassett as an angel maid.
  • Arms and the Man Created: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    Plot summary and character analysis of "Arms and the Man" a comedy by George Bernard Shaw.
  • Top Ten Musicals of the 00s Created: Friday, December 04, 2009 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    Best Musicals of the Decade - A list of the top ten Broadway musicals of the 2000s - from Urinetown to Avenue Q to Wicked to In the Heights. What's your favorite musical of the decade?
  • Female Characters in "The Importance of Being Earnest" Created: Friday, July 24, 2009 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    Oscar Wilde's romantic comedy features two female characters: Gwendolen and Cecily from "The Importance of Being Earnest". The leading ladies are two of the most hilarious and beloved roles create...
  • Should I Major in Theater? Created: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    Users respond to the question: Should actors go to college? Should they major in theater or earn a degree in another field of study.
  • Cowboys and Idiots - Scene Seven Created: Monday, April 29, 2013 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    Heck and Tucker talk to the Professor about love and science.
  • Cowboys and Idiots - Scene Six Created: Monday, April 29, 2013 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    A scene from the stage play, Cowbvoys and Idiots, by Wade Bradford. A cowboy explains the myth of Hades and Persephone.
  • Cowboys and Idiots - Scene Five Created: Monday, April 29, 2013 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    Free to use scenes and monologues from a selection of Wade Bradford's play, Cowboys and Idiots.
  • "All in the Timing" Created: Monday, April 29, 2013 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    All in the Timing is a collection of one act plays by David Ives, including such comedies as "Sure Thing," "Words, Words, Words," and "Variations on the Death of Trotsky"
  • Hairspray - Songs and Themes Created: Saturday, April 27, 2013 Updated: Saturday, April 27, 2013
    An analysis of the songs and themes from the musical Hairspray.
  • The Marriage Proposal Created: Friday, April 26, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013
    A plot summary and character guide to Anton Chekhov's one act play, "The Marriage Proposal."
  • Run for Your Wife Created: Friday, April 26, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013
    Run for Your Wife failed as a movie but was one of the most successful comedies of the 1980s. What happened? Why did Ray Cooney's film do so poorly?
  • "A Doll's House" Character Study: Dr. Rank Created: Saturday, November 24, 2007 Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013
    Analyze the fascinating nuances of this often overlooked character from Ibsen's masterpiece, "A Doll's House."
  • "The Misanthrope" - Act Four Created: Saturday, March 30, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 05, 2013
    A summary of The Misanthrope, Act Four, in which Aleceste tries and fails to break up with Celimene.
  • "The Misanthrope" - Act Three Created: Saturday, March 30, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 05, 2013
    Plot Synopsis of "The Misanthrope" Act Three, a comedy of manners by French playwright Jean-Baptiste (AKA Moliere).
  • The Misanthrope - Plot Summary of Act One and Two Created: Saturday, March 30, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 05, 2013
    A synopsis of the plot and character analysis of "The Misanthrope" - Act One and Act Two.
  • "The Misanthrope" - Characters and Synopsis Created: Friday, March 29, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 05, 2013
    A character and plot summary of Moliere's play, "The Misanthrope." Study guide and character analysis of the French comedy, the tale of a man who hates mankind.
  • The Misanthrope - Act Five Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
    The plot summary of the last act of The Misanthrope by French playwright Moliere. A guide to the characters and story of the play.
  • Poet and Playwright - Mr. and Mrs. Browning Created: Thursday, March 28, 2013 Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013
    Who influenced Robert Browning? Who influenced Elizabeth Barrett Browning?
  • Robert Browning vs. Edgar Allan Poe Created: Thursday, March 28, 2013 Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013
    Who is more demented? The speaker in Browning's dramatic monologue or the speaker in the poem "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe?
  • Victorian Monologues Created: Thursday, March 28, 2013 Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013
    Analysis of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning's influence on poetry and dramatic monologues of the Victoria Age.
  • The Little Mermaid, Scene One (Part One) Created: Friday, September 28, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 23, 2013
    The Little Mermaid by Wade Bradford adapted from the story by Hans Christian Andersen.

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